When Kamil Grosicki trudged around the KCOM Stadium pitch following Hull City’s humbling defeat to Tottenham on the final day of last season, it was difficult to picture the winger sticking around for a less glamorous life in the Championship.

The Poland international had signed up for the Premier League when arriving from Rennes in January and fully expected the Tigers’ relegation to grant him a summer move.

Grosicki believes his talents belong on a stage higher than England’s second tier and in spells of Saturday’s 4-1 win over Burton Albion it was difficult to argue.

The blistering pace that has earned him the nickname of “Turbo” was there for all to see in a new season. Burton were routinely stretched by the Poland international and, at times, powerless to half Grosicki’s breakneck adventures.

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There was also a first goal in City colours. Just when Leonid Slutsky’s men needed a spark to unsettle the 10 men of Burton, Grosicki was the man to provide it with a glancing header from Ola Aina’s cross.

Yet if there is a reason that interest has turned into bids from the Premier League this summer, it is the threads of inconsistency that run through Grosicki’s game.

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Hull City v Burton Albion

One miss midway through the first half would have haunted his weekend had the elusive first goal in English football not followed in the second half. Sent through by Abel Hernandez, Grosicki rounded Stephen Bywater with ease to set up a simple tap-in. Inexplicably, though, he could only poke the ball into the side netting. Grosicki was not the only one in the KCOM Stadium to hold his hands over his mouth in disbelief.

Kamil Grosicki (Image: Getty)

Luckily it was not the moment to define his day. That came in the 51 minute with the goal that put City 2-1 up, finally adding an end product to his game. Shrugging aside his team-mates, he celebrated in front of Slutsky with a gesture that suggested he had finally made his mark.

“It was his first goal here,” said Slutsky. “He had a lot of attempts, he missed a good chance in the first half.

“There have been plenty of jokes in training that he scores there and not in serious matches, so we are pleased he has his first one now. Hopefully, this is the start of a good run for him now.”

Slutsky maintained that he expects Grosicki to stay with City but the closing days of August bring no guarantees. The 29-year-old wants to test himself back in the Premier League and it was performances such as this that could yet grant Grosicki his wish.

City can only hope the bids do not materialise because few wingers in the Championship offer as much as the flying Pole.